caliber
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Iran has seen a huge brain drain since the 1990s, and the caliber of its operatives has slipped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
News has made over the past few years to focus the rankings more on rewarding schools that help students succeed after college and less for the caliber of students they admit on the front end.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
It’s a hefty price, but with someone of that caliber at the most important position in the sport, it means beginning every season with a shot at the Super Bowl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Pursuing an adaptation of this caliber feels like a losing battle, something a filmmaker does just to prove that they can.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Is that the caliber of song they might sing at Juilliard or the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia?”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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The Czechoslovak Group, which acquired a German nitrocellulose facility, aims to secure the entire supply chain for artillery shells of various calibers within company facilities across several European countries by year-end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
There are thousands of "elite" teams like that city's Scorpion unit and they come in all calibers, shapes, and sizes.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2023
Many include the numbers .223 and 5.56, which represent the calibers of cartridges developed for use in the AR-15 and M-16.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
Was it pressing, or are the calibers of the tiers an issue more pressing?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2020
Some twenty 15 in. hits were counted after the battle, and about the same number of bad hits from smaller calibers.
From A History of Sea Power by William Oliver Stevens
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